Alameda High School Alumni
Lakewood, Colorado (CO)
In Memory of
Charles L. Osgood
Passed away 2007
Charles L. Osgood attended Alameda High School in Lakewood, CO.
Class of 1998
Date of Passing Aug 17, 2007
Date of Passing Aug 17, 2007
Charlie Osgood, Alameda High School Class of 1998, was stationed in Yuma, AZ as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. During a routing training exercise, Sgt. Osgood was killed in the crash of a search-and-rescue helicopter near the Colorado River.
The Huey rescue aircraft was flying alone on a routine training mission near the Army’s Yuma Proving Ground, a military reservation along the Arizona-California border.
After graduating from high school, Sgt. Osgood attended Colorado Aero Tech, where he studied airplane mechanics. He then moved to Phoenix and worked as a mechanic at a flight school before enlisting in the Marines.
He left behind an 11-month old son and a wife who was expecting twins.
The Huey rescue aircraft was flying alone on a routine training mission near the Army’s Yuma Proving Ground, a military reservation along the Arizona-California border.
After graduating from high school, Sgt. Osgood attended Colorado Aero Tech, where he studied airplane mechanics. He then moved to Phoenix and worked as a mechanic at a flight school before enlisting in the Marines.
He left behind an 11-month old son and a wife who was expecting twins.